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f’Tiie Strongest Memory is Weaker than the Weakest lnk."

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 9. 1941.

The Provinces Could Help

The liiiiziiicial Post of Tloronto has been ali- llyzing available provincial budgets, finds that of six provinces which have submitted their ac- counts for the forthcoming fiscal year four show increased ordinary expenditures over the preceding _vcar~oiily' two have made cuts. The six provinces, it s;i_vs, together show an increase of $2,600,000 in estimated expenditures and an increase of $22,000,000 in estimated revenues.

The Financial Post makes this comment:

"To moire our ivrir economy effective, rigid control has been placed 011 corporation and per- sonal incomes. ‘Fortuitous’ gains and alot of the normal income are channelled back into the war effort by ‘excess’ profits taxes and other in- creased levies.

“Sticccss 0f the Dominican in this diversion process is evident in corporate financial state- ments, where, despite enormously increased sales, profits available to shareholders have been substantially cut.

"The only bodies immune from this tapping process to date have been provincial and muni- cipal governments. The provinces are titilizing ‘windfall’ revenue for normal governmental functions, thereby short-circuiting the financial program for war.”

A Farcical Interlude

In wartime one must take one’: amusement ‘where it can be found. It may become increas- ingly difficult t0 find it. in the meantime, how- ever, the Provincial Legislature is not without its possibilities. For instance, there is the Hon. Ii. H. Cox, chairman of the Fishcrmenk Loan Board and Acting hliiiister of Public Works. No one who knows Mr. Cox will dispute the fact that he is a host in himself. He proved that yesterday morning in the Legislature when, as sponsor of the bill to amend the Game Act— which had been givcn second reading on Mon- tlay-he attcmptcrl vainly to have it withdrawn. Amendments niovcd on Monday to the bill were to the effect that the fish and game license fee would apply only to residents of incorporated towns and the city, and that the non-resident license for shooting game, be increased from $5.00 to $10.00. The latter amendment was moved by Mr. Jones.

Yesterday Mr. Cox moved that the order for third reading be discharged and that the bill be "withdi-aivrt.”

1\Ir. Mustard asked for an explanation. \Vhy, he asked, should a bill which had occupied the attention of the Whole House in Committee for two hours be withdrawn without any explan- gtion.

Mr. Cox replied that “the fish and game peo- ple” were not satisfied with it.

Mr. UcPheez “You mean, I suppose, the Fish Ind Game Association.”

Mr. Cox replied in the affirmative.

Mr. XlcPlice thcn suggested that this was a very tiiisatisfactoryi ans\vcr_ The bill had been introduced by a member of the Government, as I. Cvovcrnipent bill. The Government surely had some policy of its own in the matter. It was not a sufficient reason to allege that the Fish and Game Association wanted it withdrawn. lie re- viewed the proceedings in committee on the previous day, when his own amendment had bccn stipcrscilcil by aiiolhcr one proposed by

Mr. blzillicstin. it was cvidcnt that the bill, as aiiicntlctl, did not lll(‘i‘l with the wislics 0f the Fish and (lame Association.

Thcrc was some ilisciission at this point, which finally rcsolvcil itself into a motion by Mr. Mustard that thc bill “be not now read a third tiitic but he: rc-fi-rrcil back to committee.”

Mr. .\lcl.‘hcc poiiitril out that tlicrc had bccn no motion in l'(‘Jill the hill a third time; therefore .\lr. .\ltist:-rd's motion ivas out of ordcr.

.\ pan-c of sonic minutes cnsucil. Finally Mr. lluslnril :i~l\<‘il .\li'. .\l<"l‘ht'ir if ll(‘ would kindlv enlighten ilic iliin-t- as to the proper procctlurc to take

.\lr. .\li:l’hi-i,- l'(‘ltii'll'ill "i would suggest that just as the iiint-riiiiii-iit should have a policy lll this mallow-it bring :1 liI>\‘(‘l'lilIiL'lil hill-so they should havi- s-iini- kiinvvlcilgt‘ as in how to (lis- pivsc iii it."

l'rciiiirr (iiiiiiplicll Ilii-ii iiinvwl "he rcziil :i third tiiiir," I

.\lr. .\lii-t.'inl promptly got to his fret. llcl iiiovt-d lll'ti llil’ hill “hc not rmid a third limc but I)(' rcfvrrcil hack l4) ci-iniiiiltcc." l

ililit‘ iiiiilimi uirriiwl.

lion. llr. .\l;ic.\lillziti l'i‘liilli'll‘ll ilic Prciiiicr that Hll .\l'Illll.'i_\‘ llii‘ (lppii-iiiriii lillfl saivcil tlir iill\'i‘f'llliif'lil from ili-fiwil on this hill. li_v voting with the llrciuicr and the proniotcr. The (ithcr nwiiihcrs of llit‘ fliivi-rniiiviit, 71nd several nf their siii>prirtci"<, linil ||I|illl~('lI.

The $p('.'il.'<'r :i|ipiiiiitt~il .\lr. the chair in committee.

Mr. (in? refused in act as sponsor.

.\lr. blusiai-il, nmvcr of the rcsriliilion. went over to Mr. Cox and ivliispcrcd something. Mr.

that tlic billl

Anncar to take

Cox shook his head.

Dr. MacMillan: “This is a. most unusual pro- cedure. The promoter of the bill, the hon. chairman 0f the Fisherman's Loan Board and Acting Minister of Public Works, refuses to take his seat."

Mr. Cox: “Mr. Speaker. He (Mr. Mustard)

‘has taken it out of my hands.”

Another consultation ensued, this time be- tween Mr. Cox and his government colleagues. Result: Mr. Cox took his seat beside the chair- man, as promoter of the bill.

The chairman read the preamble, whereupon l\lr. Cox got up and said: “I move that the Speaker take the chair and that the chairman ask leave to sit again."

Mr. Mustard, not to be caught plied: “Surely the promoter ation to offer.”

Mr. Jones again moved his amendment rais- ing the hunting license for non-residents from $5.00 to $10.00, phrasing it in language sug- gested by the Law Clerk. The motion was car- riccl.

lion. 1\Ir_ Cox tlicrctipoti promptly movcd “that the Speaker take the chair and the bill be reported agreed to with amendment."

This motion being carried, the Speaker took the chair.

By this time, however, Mr. Cox had wander- ed outside the bar of the House, and when it came time for him to make the next motion he spoke from the spectators’ gallery. “I move,” he said, "that the bill be read a third time tomor- rowg-today.”

Loud protests from his colleagues. Laughter from the Opposition. Mr. Cox was instructed by the Speaker to "get within the bar" and make his motion in the proper way. Mr. Cox did so, left out the word “today" and the bill finally passed the committee stage.

“Innocent" entertainment! But our taxpayers will perhaps be asking, in this serious time, why such comedy should be so highly paid. Our leg- islative members have not been unduly workctl this session. Mr_ Cox himself, who drew $1,700 last year as chairman of the Fishermcn’s Loan Board, is enjoying a salary increase of $1,200 more than his predecessor. For their $400 ses- sional indemnity in addition to what hon. mem- bers may earn as Cabinet representatives, yes- terday's little incident, amusing as it undo11b- tediy was, would seem to be somewhat expen- sive.

napping, re- has some explan-

—e EDITORIAL NOTES a

The gross profits on Vendors liquor last year ivas $84,679.93. w a: Motor car licenses, permits and fccs realized $159,141.87 last year. 4- n- m The Government spent $3.561 on Govern- ment House against an estimate of $1,500. 1F It‘ its

About $112,800 was spent on taxed amuse- ments last year, or only about $44 per night. It! lll 1K i

Revenue from Falconwood, patients’ Fees $10,707.14, farm produce, $727.78, Expendi- tures, $128,960.

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a And now the doctors must needs issue more scripts to provide "Iilooil money” for the bene-

fit of Public Health.

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Are we downhcarted as provincial taxpayers? Not exactly, though according to the Public Ac- counts 36 per centihof our taxes are in arrears.

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Under the new Budget taxtation of Great Billi- tain a man to enjoy $25,000 per year must earn $330,000 per yeanThe highest tax is now 97% per cent. That is one way of conscripting wealth: soon there will be no millionaires lcft.

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No less than $44,036.37 ivas paid in succession duties last year, the fotir figure estates includ- ing Thomas Campbell, 5,756.72; Henrietta McLean, $4.373; A. IE. l\IcLean.__I\i.P., $4,- 025.57; Annie McDonald, $2,009.23, Justice I-iaszard, $2,217.54; F. P. Simmons, $2,015.24; Edward Trainor $1,605.10; W. M. N. Hend- erson $1,179.48.

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Gcneral sympathy will bc cxlcntlcti to the Catiadian Airways on the forced withdrawal of their system between here and .\i0nctoii_ They have rendered excellent service the many years they operated, and were held in high esteem by the community. The Fcdcrztl Government's dc- cisiou to cxtcnd Thwins-Caiiatla schedule to iiali- fax deprived the Airways of the best paying part of their system, and as they could not carry on without additional stibsiriv, which was deri- icd them, there was no alternative but to with- draw from the hfaritimcs entirely. We trust dhaiis-Canatla scrvicc that succcctls the Airways will be of equal efficiency and give as great a satisfaction.

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Francis iiacon, English lziwycr, statesman and philosopher, dicd this datc 1026. iic W115 one of the Cccils, a ncphciv of Lord ilnrglilcy, a fa- vourite at Court, tliotigh a protege of his uncle's rival, lizirl of Essex, and when lisscx fcll, as a (Quccifs Council, llacoii had l0 assist in tlic yn-iascctition of his patron. llllflfl‘ James 1 he hogan to rise in public iifr zind in time became lord cliauccllor_ To James hc dedicated his "Mlvaticciiicnt of Learning" while his grczttcst work "Nnviiiti Orgaiiuiii" (New instrument) is ihc finest irnmpct call cvcr given to tlic frcc and tIl'(I('I‘(‘(I use of the mind. llis risc to greatness was soon followed by his fall (i621) iii tlic saute _\'(‘fll' as ho lK‘(‘.‘1lli(‘ Viscount Si. .'\ll)ll|lS. iiis fall was lllC rcsnlt of his taste for magnificence and his hccdlciicss uiiilcr iiitcnsc preoccupation. lt is hardly ilisputrihle that as a statesman he ivns extremely migacimis, and as a judge the must assidiinns and faithful of his age. ilis limiihle appeal for the "charitable speeches" of posterity has not been wholly in vain-his re- putation has Ii('(‘l1 weighed in the balance and a favourable judgment rcndcrcd by the just and discriminating.

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IIOTES BY TIIE IYAY

The Albanian town of Tepeleul, so much in the news since the Greek war began, was beautifully describ- ed by Byron:

"When, down the steep banks wind- ln warll

B Chllde Hamid ssw_ like meteors in the sk

Y. The gbtocrtng mlnarets of "repalen, WhOie walls derlook the stream; and drawing h, He heard the busy hum of warrior

men Swelling the breeze that sight-d along the lengthening glen."

Warrior men he might still hear. but there are not. glittering min- urets now. Legend says that if Tepelenrs IIOUzGS than 100 they are soon destroyed. The village was heavily shaken by an earthquake twenty years ago Under All Paula's rule, Tepeieni was more famous than it ls today, for inside the fortress he built there was treasure worth ten mill- ion dollars. It is recorded that he al- ways canled the key. — Vancouver Province.

The Turkish Government in send- ing 17.5 reply to the recent note from Berlin sent. 1t written in , which is e sardonic comment on the fact. that the German note, reputed- ly written in Hitler's own handwrit- ing, had been sent ln German with- oui. any translation. That. is one of the things which occasionally lighten the drab or tragic drama of international relations. There is e.- story told that in the early days of the Irish Free State it. was the custom of the Dublin officials to despatch their official communica- tons to London- with the salutatlon and the farewell in Gaelic, while the body of the message was in English. Among the British officials through whose hands these csmmunicaticns

passed were a couple of Gaelic schol-

ars and one day they got together and sent. back the reply to Dubkn with the greeting and the salutatlon in English and the message itself in Gaelic. Tradition iolal/es that It took the Dublin administration some months to translate it and the Germans might possibly find the same trouble with the Turkish 11e- ply. Here's hoping they do. —-Sault Ste. Marie Star.

While It is true that the majority of Canadian wlldfowl and feath- ered sangst-ers fly across the bor- der every autumn to winter some- yvhere south of the Dominlonpin- vestigatlozi shows that. many buds remain in this country during the season of ice and snow. Counts made by experienced volunteer ob- servers last Christmas at fourteen centres, scattered from Nova Scotia. to British. Columbia. recorded 36,- 000 birds of lll different kinds. While these pbservatlons provide a fair sample of the winter bird pop- ulation for analysis, they represent

only a small fraction of the total fe

for Canada, - From the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph.

Tremendous strides have been made 1n dalrytng ln the last; few decades. Science and chemistry have invaded the bovine realm and brought improvements in sanitation systems and housing conditions, yvith the resulting increase m quan- tity and quality of m1lk._ Modern refrigeration has minimized the dangers of contamination. Strict; regulations regarding tested cattle have lessened the old fears of infec- tion and disease in milk. All these factors combine to make dairymq a primary industry in a. rising young country where opportunities for agricultural pursuits are infinitely great. ---Brandon Dally Sun.

This war, like any great struggle. has brought forth its share of stories WlllCh border on the super- natural but, so for, a. number of the omens associated wltli disaster in London have failed to function ac- cording to superstitious belief. Bombs felled the statues of Gog and M5803 50mg time ago. Crom- well's ghost has not walked Red Lion square, nor has the great bell of St. Paul's gone awry the hours. Scaffem at these old wives’ tales would seem to have the upper hand at. the moment but. the best. explanation is that reality prcoccuples the Londoner so gicaily that he has n0 time to ln- dulge ln fantasy. - Boston Post.

A resident of Hiunbu ; wrote t0 an American friend about the friend's brother: "I set. out. yester- day to call on your brother, and Just imagine how forgetful and ab- sented-minded 1 am becoming! I walked up and down the wlwle length of the street twice without finding the house.” The American thereby knew that. his brother's house had been destroyed by i1 Brit.- lsli bomb. —— The Nttnon.

Now these merchant convoys are

being heavily attacked. And it; fol- lows that they should be provxietl with ships most suitable t0 the lob in hand. What. kind of ships are we building? When we hear that, a ship has been sunk it means too often that. it is a b;g ship eating too far "into our lflflfrllc of 17,000,000 tons. 1f a ship o-f 18,000 tons is sunk 1L makes an unnecessarily large hole in Olll‘ fleet. It. ls good business for us to concentrate on bulldln medium sized ships of 5.000 tons. . half a, large cznvoy of 5.0004011 ships are sunk, that is too bad. But 1i‘ all of a few Zoom-ton slups in convoy are sunk, that is fur worse. Dispersal should be the basis of our shipping policy, just as it. is the basis of our evacuation and shelter policy. We should build a. larger number of ships of a smaller size that will secure the maximum B18115- psrt for our needs. These vessels should be equipped for both of the two modem methods of propulsion. 'I'lic1r engines mould operate either on caal or on oil. Ships of this 5.000-tcn size equipped to bum cool could use the product of South Wales, where workers are uzicm- ploycd beususe of the collapse of the French markets, What we want is a pJIlCy cf building ships of a sine to dodge the enemy and of s design to utilize our own resources. -Dally Depress (London).

Shipbuilding capacity has by no means been yet. cicvelcped to the fullest, p:ss'.ble degree. For instance, in Nova Scotla in the last war tliere were seventy-five shipyards occu- pied in building steel and wooden craft. both (or the Navy and the merrliantlie marine, whereas up to the nt only about twenty yards are lng utlllved. It is hoped that there will be a considerable expan- sizn c1 shipbulldlnir particularly lll the Marltzmee. Wooden ships prov-

ry useful during the lost. war, and there is no reason why they shsuld not be extremely useful m

this one. - Montreal Star. Become the blner boys have

1n tolling 1

Air Raid Fund

w. Ernest. updtnte, Minister o! Justice. bays u. st-rlkins tribute He: Majesty in n. measure commend- ma the anneal of the Queens Q111- adien Fund for Air Raid victims. Mr. Lapolnte wrote to the chairman of the Fluid:

"Proucnv servlnir her peo e their hour of need and dormer Her Malestv has set an lnsvlrml BX- ample or personal oouraite one sen- erosity. Canadian citizens will. 1 feel confident. associate themselves in the solrlt. of devotion of their Sovereign for the unfortunate Brit- tsn families victim of the Nazi feroc-

ity. ,

"The appeaiof the Queens Can- adian Fund will. let us hove. DIOV}? to be another victory against. fiftiet-

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number more ls

Cats In ' Demand

(Hamilton Spectator)

when the warming; tglt. m? 8;;

eral feeling in e oum‘ Y that Hitler would start his threat- i ened blitz immediately and on a colossal scale. The preparations made to meet the dreaded aerial ln- vasion, in the light of subsequent experience. seem quite fmtdequat; but it was the best that could be done under the conditions prevail- ily at the time. With millions of sand-bags, some captive balloons an inadequate supply of anti-aircraft. gmis, the hasty construction of shelters, intensive drilling of A. R. P. squads, the issue of ghee masks, London carried on. but e sntlclpated air armades were slow in coming. Hitler was too busy elsewhere for the time being, and the public began to relax. By the time the daylight. radfs took place ln earnest, effestfve measures limd been adopted to cope with them. The R. A. F. was ready, as the Nazis found to their cost. One result. of these early scares was the wholesale destruction of domestic pets. It. was believed that the effect of bombing would be so disastrous on animals, that. the most. humane tilting to do would be to have them mercifully “put to 51661).‘ and large quantities of drugs were sold for the purpose. which re- sulted in many thousands of dogs and cats being removed from the troubled scene. According to one eslmate, as many as 80,000 were destroyed 1n one day in Imidon a- lone. Pets have now become scarce and are at; a premium. ‘There can be no thought of encouraging their return ln very large num-bes. how- ever, since the question of feeding them is a. serious problem, In these day's of strict rationing. But. the disappearance of the cats and dogs has been followed by a plague of rats and mice and professional ralcatcliers are unable to cope with the situation.

Recently an advertisement was published 1n the English newsipa/p- ers, in which an animal dealer of- red good prices for a thousand male kittens. He explained that he could find purchasers for all of them within an hour and was as- sured of a good profit on the transaction. That. it never pays m upset the economy of’ Nature ls well understood; Darwin taught that lesson years ago. But the important part which house pets play in ministering to the comfort and well-being of civilized communities has not; been sufficiently appreciat- ed. ‘Fhe devastation caused by Nazi bombs drives the vermin from their lalrs and they run at large in the industrial districts. S0, in spite of t-he food scarcity. the services of domestic felines and canines are again in demand, to fight what one writer describes as the “animal fifth column" -the armies of rats and mice now on the rampage.

Lapointe Commend HOLY “IEEkT

NOONDAY SERVICES .

ST. PAUL'S GIIAPEL

Every Noendey during Holy Week e service for Men will be held in St. Paul's Chapel ot T2105 and will lost fifteen minutes. The Rev. A. LeDrevi Gardner will con- duct the service, his theme will be

- “Sin and the Saviour"

All men, young end old, are invited to attend these services. "Tell me the old, old story Christ Jesus makes thee whole."

CONCLUSION

There ls e lesson

The heart must learn. However fierce

Its loninnn burn: However far

The fatnlllar breast.

The elusive quarry

It. seeks. la found Not over wlld

And trackless around. Content ls not

The zhost. that: flees. But the shape that crouches Beside the knees